Using ChatGPT to create your resume - a stunning example

 

 

ChatGPT can create an eerily accurate and personal resume from publicly available data

 

I recently asked ChatGPT to create my resume, but only using information available to anyone.  Meaning that I gave ChatGPT no information whatsoever about myself, and merely asked it to find what information it could find from other sources, and then make a resume for myself.

 

The resume created was eerily accurate, with my only quibble being that it used adjectives such as " accomplished" that I prefer to leave out.  Here is the nearly-instantaneous result:

Based on publicly available information, here is a professional résumé for attorney Paul Kevin Wood:

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Paul Kevin Wood, Esq.

Contact Information:
    •    Address: [omitted here]
    •    LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paulkevinwood

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Professional Summary

Paul Kevin Wood is a seasoned appellate attorney with over three decades of experience in civil litigation, appellate law, and legal education. Certified by the State Bar of California as an Appellate Law Specialist, he has led law and motion departments and served as a legal education director. His career includes extensive work in appellate advocacy, legal research, and litigation strategy. He is also an accomplished author and legal commentator.

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Bar Admissions
    •    California (License No. 151004) – Active since 1990  

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Certifications
    •    Certified Specialist in Appellate Law – State Bar of California  

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Education
    •    Juris Doctor (J.D.) – University of Southern California Gould School of Law
    •    Bachelor’s Degree – Pepperdine University

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Professional Experience
    •    Appellate and Law and Motion Attorney
    •    Over 31 years of experience in appellate practice and civil litigation.
    •    Led the Law and Motion/Appellate department and served as Legal Education Director at a major corporation.  

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Publications & Commentary
    •    Author: Kinetic Blue – A coming-of-age novel set in 1980s Southern California.
    •    Legal Blog: The Appellate Spectator – Provides insights on appellate decisions and legal analysis.   

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Personal
    •    Resides in Palm Beach County, Florida, with his husband and their three children. 

 

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Question: When is humor ever appropriate in terms of oral or written argument?

"Blonde Ambition:" the proper use of satire towards the ridiculous use of language

 

 

I often get asked if there is any place for humor in a legal brief or at oral argument, and the answer, of course, is virtually never, no matter how ridiculous opposing counsel or the other party may be in terms of their affect or positions.  Ergo, humor – especially when aimed at a particular person or a group of persons – is rarely appropriate.

But I would say the one exception would be mild humor directed, not at any person or entity, but at disingenuous phrasing or more specifically use of a misnomer by opposing  counsel, such as calling a baby a  "fetus" to divert attention from its personhood or a person convicted of a violent felony a “person involved in the criminal justice system."
 

For example, the recent “space flight“ of the “astronauts“ on the Virgin Galactic spacecraft involving Katy Perry, Gayle King, etc., is of course ripe for satire.  This is especially true in terms of the insistence of some in describing these publicity-seeking space tourists in the same terms as astronauts on the actual Space Shuttle or ISS. Indeed, National Public Radio recently called this brief trip “historic,” as if Jeff Bezos’ girlfriend's space tourism ride should be mentioned in the same breath as Valentina Tereshkova or Sally Ride or even Ham, the first Chimpanzee in space, who beat Bezos' girlfriend by about 64 years. (See https://www.npr.org/2025/04/14/nx-s1-5364460/blue-origin-launch-female-space-flight-katy-perry.}


This is perhaps best illustrated by one of the funniest and most enjoyable satirical videos I have ever watched, namely, Megyn Kelly’s video “Blonde Origin” in which she and two other women visit a facility where they enjoy the sensation of weightlessness, and afterward, insist that they in fact, went on a "space flight” as "astronauts.” 

 

So here, then, is a good example of humor aimed at exaggerated language, with one celebrity woman making fun of the pretension of other celebrity women:

 

 

(See https://www.megynkelly.com/2025/05/02/watch-megyn-kelly-blonde-origin-parody-with-mk-media-team/.) 

 

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Study - Near Death Experiences Often Profoundly Change Views of Work So Much That 75% Switch Careers

 

Near-death experiences alter views of work towards valuing relationships and meaning over pure productivity

 

A retrospective study finds that 75% of those who have had a "near death" experience are so profoundly changed that they switch careers.  See the article at StudyFinds.org:

 

https://studyfinds.org/near-death-experiences-how-people-view-their-jobs/

As the linked article states:

 

The study identified six major themes characterizing how NDEs affect work lives: (1) insights and new realizations, such as believing in continued consciousness after death and seeing a universal connection among all people; (2) personal transformations, including increased confidence, spirituality, and sometimes perceived unusual abilities; (3) reprioritization of work, with reduced importance placed on material success and greater emphasis on meaning and personal fulfillment; (4) job changes, with 75% of participants switching careers after their NDE; (5) changes in motivation, with participants losing interest in traditional work goals while becoming highly motivated by work aligned with their newfound values; and (6) transformed relationships with colleagues, clients, and customers, characterized by greater empathy and viewing business transactions as relationship opportunities rather than merely financial exchanges.

Food for thought the next time a Court is rude or hostile during oral argument.

 

For the records, I have never had a "near death" experience.  I did, however, have a "near life" experience, as I call it, in that we took an entire month off work to complete a home exchange in the Netherlands and also visit Israel and Jordan. I therefore highly recommend finding a way to take at least one long break during your career:  it gives a glimpse as to how life would be without professional deadlines and pressures.

 

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